The Anatomy of a Ratted Debate — LM308 vs OP07
Does the op-amp in a Rat actually matter? I put LM308, OP07, and the Soviet UD1408 on the scope — same circuit, swap chips, see what's really happening.



The Soviet Poltava Fuzz, Evolved and Compacted

Embodying solid-state preamp, delivers authentic, dynamic distortion

Capture the essence of the famous solid-state amp in a pedal

High-headroom Klon-style drive with active 3-band EQ

Classic distortion tones and extensive flexibility

Vintage PW-2 grit, analog octave fury, and precise EQ control

Ibanez EM-5 digital delay with added tone control for versatile echoes

Modernized Polish high-gain cult classic
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Does the op-amp in a Rat actually matter? I put LM308, OP07, and the Soviet UD1408 on the scope — same circuit, swap chips, see what's really happening.

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The best Distortion I ever had! And that Big Muff mode on it... That's something to try
Amazing pedal that vastly expands a classic distortion. With the clipping options & others plus the original filter I would guarantee you’ll find a tone you like for your tuning & gain stack. This is never leaving my board. Respect 🇵🇱
I love the sound of DS-1, but I am not a fan of Boss enclosures… I am sooo satisfied with this pedal! It has so many options to shape the sound, build quality is excellent and I’m really happy I managed to get the pedal. Too bad it’s not pink though :)